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Joy @joybe.bsky.social · 2d

The Nathan Gill scandal should be huge news so why has the British media been mainly silent about it? (I think we know 🤔)
Here's Fiona Bruce shutting down any mention & acting like the audience aren't interested.
#bbqt

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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 4m

I’ve got my voting slip and am sending it off tomorrow!

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 2h

I just sent off my voting ballot for the upcoming general elections in the Netherlands 🇳🇱.

Did you know that while there must be 100 thousands of Dutch citizens abroad, surprisingly few of those are voting. In the 2023 elections, about 70k of us voted from abroad. That’s one (1!) seat in parliament.

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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 1h

Hear! Hear!! And hear this in Europe too, Europeans!!!

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Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 1d

My naive wish is that even one Canadian journalist, one politician, one security analyst, would address the implications of Canada choosing military integration with an authoritarian power that no longer respects the rule of law or international law.
Looks like that’s not going to happen today.

Golden Dome signals change to Canada’s long-time opposition to joining U.S. missile defence

Canada opted to stay on the sidelines in 2005 as the U.S. developed defences against ballistic missiles

www.theglobeandmail.com

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 2h

Bridget Phillipson just accidentally justified blocking Israel from peace talks

Phillipson said there's no place for a terrorist group which kills countless civilians and is responsible for inflicting violence.

Who's that, then, wonders @willem-moore.bsky.social
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...

Bridget Phillipson just justified blocking Israel from peace talks

Bridget Phillipson said there's no place for a terrorist group which kills countless civilians and is responsible for inflicting violence

www.thecanary.co

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 18h

These national heroes have now waited more than a year for a meeting with Keir Starmer to discuss the justice & compensation Labour committed to in opposition. They are now in their eighties and are dying waiting for justice. This is no way to treat veterans Prime Minister

youtu.be/hSQNLn2Ocr8?...

Video emerges of Deputy PM,Defence Secretary & other Ministers BACKING compensation for Nuclear Vets

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 7h

How about ‘cut him off forever and turn all the evidence over to the police’?

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 7h

“Nothing replaces a school. For children, school is beyond learning. It’s about making friends and developing social skills. All of that is being lost in #Gaza amid deep trauma of children,” our Juliette Touma tells @elpais.com.

english.elpais.com/internationa...

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Ben Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 5h

Christ this is grim, seeing it laid out this way.

The far right is now the most popular party in the UK, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Poland…

Unprecedented

heepst @heepst.bsky.social · 15h

Largest political parties in Europe according to polls

⚫ Far-right
🔵 Center-right
🟡 Center-liberal
🔴 Left

Antti Metsänkylä @antmetsa.bsky.social · 1d

Ei hyvältä näytä.

yle.fi/a/74-20186913

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 5h

These national heroes have now waited more than a year for a meeting with Keir Starmer to discuss the justice & compensation Labour committed to in opposition. They are now in their eighties and are dying waiting for justice. This is no way to treat veterans Prime Minister

youtu.be/hSQNLn2Ocr8?...

Video emerges of Deputy PM,Defence Secretary & other Ministers BACKING compensation for Nuclear Vets

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

youtu.be

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Jackie Nicholson @jax1712.bsky.social · 1d

#Immigrants in London 🙏

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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 5h

Reckwitz: “The crucial question becomes: how to deal with loss?” To which he “has his own suggestions, involving resilience and redistribution.” I would have liked a bit more on those in this otherwise good article.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

France is not alone in its political crisis – belief in a democratic world is vanishing | Simon Tisdall

The populist right offers a solution in the form of turning back the clock. Macron and his counterparts need to find a different answer fast, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

www.theguardian.com

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 21h

Strong 'bald men squabbling over comb' vibes to this attack line. Yes, Nigel Farage drove the economy into a cul de sac with Brexit. But the dude who refused to reverse it out is Keir Starmer.

Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 1d

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 2d

Just a reminder as it is clear most of the population doesn't understand this.

BNEF: Renewables Are Becoming Cheaper than Natural Gas in Southeast Asia

Despite the large number of benefits, many countries in Southeast Asia are planning to expand their use of natural gas.

energytracker.asia

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 1d

Greens now just two points behind Labour as the Zack surge continues

The Green Party polling is at its highest ever - 15% of the vote. Meanwhile, Labour and the Tories are on 17%... Well, well, Zack...!
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Greens now just two points behind Labour as the Zack surge continues

The Green Party polling is at its highest ever - 15% of the vote. Meanwhile, Labour and the Tories are on 17%... Well, well, Zack...!

www.thecanary.co

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UNRWA @unrwa.org · 1d

For two long years, the people of #Gaza have survived the worst bombardment, displacement, loss and grief.

UNRWA teams have been there — every single day — delivering lifesaving food, medicines and essential supplies.

We will stay and continue to serve those who need us the most.

#UNRWAworks

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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 1d

Not the first time…there was the bugging of the EU Council building in 2003, “Operation socialist” in 2013 when UK secret services hacked Belgacom, more recently MEPs, EU Commissioners and staff targeted with spyware. Whenever a member state is behind it, the EU goes 🤐🙊🙉🙈

Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 1d

I'm just wondering: if the European Commission is unable to deal with Hungarian spying and infiltration in Brussels, how are they expected to handle the more powerful and threatening Russian or Chinese espionage?

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 1d

Health disaster in Gaza: hospitals without power, medicines almost extinct

The Director General of Hospitals Dr. Mohammed Zaqout has revealed fully the state Israel has left Gaza's health system in
www.thecanary.co/global/world...

Health disaster in Gaza: hospitals without power, medicines almost extinct

The Director General of Hospitals Dr. Mohammed Zaqout has revealed fully the state Israel has left Gaza's health system in

www.thecanary.co

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 1d

If there ever was a time to rethink using official definitions of pretty much anything, but certainly extremism and terrorism, it is now!

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 1d

Teesside’s freeport, initiated in 2021 under Rishi Sunak, has cost £560 million far exceeding the standard £25 million allocation (22 times the standard £25m).
90% profits go to the private sector.
This clearly shows the UK model of State aid post-Brexit is utterly corrupt.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Pay strict attention to this when considering forthcoming US elections.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Why has Dominion Voting Systems been settling defamation lawsuits with Trump allies who falsely claimed the company stole the 2020 election?

Because Dominion has just been bought by a company run by a former GOP election official.

Be warned.

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Douwe Korff @douwekorff.bsky.social · 1d

Lange lange her war ich oft im Pitztal, im Haus Andreas Hofer in Mandarfen, wo ich Schilaufen lernte as 12-18-Jahrige. War schoen. Kannte diese Schuetzervereine aber nicht.

tirol.orf.at/stories/3325...

Schützenstreit: Eskalation nach Ausschlüssen

Zwischen dem Bataillon Pitztal und der kleinen Arzler Kompanie Wald ist ein heftiger Streit entbrannt. Auslöser ist der Ausschluss dreier langjähriger Mitglieder aus der Walder Kompanie, nun droht der...

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ACLU @aclu.org · 2d

The government has executed more people in 2025 than any year in over a decade — and there are five more executions scheduled over the next week.

Just a handful of states are responsible for these executions, and they’re increasingly out of step with public opinion.

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 1d

When are foreign journalists going to be able to enter Gaza?

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